St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
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Wise people from a distant land came to pay homage and bear gifts to God’s gift to humankind. This celebration offers us an opportunity to reflect upon what gifts we bring also on bended knee before Jesus, found now on the altar, each time we receive Christ anew in our lives. 
The Feast Day of Epiphany
is this Sunday
This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany when we celebrate the manifestation of Christ’s light into the darkness of our world. We celebrate Epiphany with the awareness that the birth of the infant Christ has moved the cosmos, bringing heaven and earth together in a profound and life-changing way.

T o read the lessons in advance, please click here.
"Bless this house and all who inhabit it. Fill us with the light of Christ, that our concern for others may reflect your love."
Epiphany Blessings of our homes
Epiphany is a traditional time to bless our homes. For information on how to do this, please click here for an article from Building Faith.

See or email Mike Rhodes to sign up. All are welcome.
This week's big news!
Financial Peace University (FPU) classes begin next Friday (1/11) in the PLC at 6:30 pm with Mike Rhodes as facilitator. This program is part of our stewardship education program and teaches us God’s way of handling money and helps us reduce our debt through practical and biblical steps to get to where we dream to be financially and in our relationship with God.
What’s next for the Parish?
Our Annual Meeting on January 20 th at 11:30 am in the PLC. This is a time to be together as a parish family, engage with results of Congregational Survey, elect parish officers, and approve a budget. We will also celebrate the 30 th ordination anniversary of our parish mentor and spiritual guide, The Very Rev. Robyn Szoke-Coolidge. It will be a glorious day!
The Next Big Thing!
Contemplative Eucharist on February 2 nd at 5 pm with amazing reception to follow. This meditative time will center on the emergence of light into our natural world and into our hearts through the light of Christ, celebrating Candlemas & Irish St. Brigid. All are welcome to enter this sacred and still space to find the presence and mystery of God.
Thought you'd like to know
The flower chart is in the PLC, ready for your sign-up, if you would like to offer a donation toward our altar flowers in honor, memory or thanksgiving of someone. Usual contribution is $35. You will be contacted as the date nears as to how you would like your contribution listed in
the bulletin. 
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ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MOTHER BARBARA
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